Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-02-19

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and two laborers were crushed to Death.
Several deaths are reported from st. OlafTs
college, at Mortified, OF lung fever.
The report Of Winona Health OTcer Sta
pies for January shows rs deaths-12 males
and q females.
Stearns county has about seventy saloons
and the new high license lay is tx expected to
wipe the majority Of them out.
Rev. c. II. Smith, OF Copperstown, N. Y,
has signifed his acceptance Of the recent call
extended by the Presbyterian church OF Roch-
ester.
The electric light question at Albert Lea
IL settled. the council contracting for eight
arc lights, and more will be provided for
soon.
Hiram Center, OF Lake City, while in the
loft OF his elevator on the 5th inst, made Il
misstep and fell twenty feet, fracturing a
shoulder bone.
An old fashioned wood chopping bee took
place at Morristown recently. A roast turkey
dinner and an oyster supper were the feat
uree of the occasion.
Alderman 7. l.. Waters resigned as a
member OF the city council OF Mankato In
order 10 make application for a twenty-five
year electric light franchise.
The new charter that is proposed for WI
nona provides for biennial elections, extends
the terms Of aldermen to four years and
makes the liquor license $500.
j. w. Sparks Of the Merchants hotel, Roch-
ester, was quite seriously poisoned Wednes-
day night from eating canned corned beef.
Medical assistance was called and be has re-
covered.
A singular phenomenon occurred at Wa
SEGA on the night Of the 5th inst-a vigorous
hail storm with loud thunder and lightning,
the thermometer meanwhile being below
zero.
Aboard OF trade committee OF Rochester
has been sent to Champaign, Ill, to investi-
gate the Irvine factory there before deciding
what action should be taken to induce it to
90 to the former place.
AT a mass meeting at Perham resolutions
were adopted %censuring the Furgus Falls
journal for It's unfair course in the county
division matter. The resolutions were signed
by seventy prominent citizens Of Perham.
liver Davidson, a young man living near
Red Wing, this county, has secured & situa-
ton in a Milwaukee dime museum. He is
six feet ten inches tall in his stocking feet,
and weighs 240 pounds.
Winona is all torn to pieces over the sur
reptitious disappearance Of it's new city char
ter, and 1t Is intimated the liquor men are
at the bottom of the mystery, as they are
opposed 10 certain provisions contained in
1t.
Albert Busher, an Austin barber, attempted
suicide to-day by shooting himself in the re-
gion of the heart. 1t Is thought be will survive,
although In a critical condition. He is un-
married. Melancholy IS ascribed as the
cause.
A thunder storm ~accompanie q by a heavy
fall of bail, prevailed at Owatwnna Sunday
morning, beginning at o'clock and lasting
lowed by heavy rolling Of thunder occurred AZ
intervals Of five or ten minutes.
The Goodhue County Farmers club has
elected the following officers for the ensuing
year: President, James Sutherland; first
vice president, Thomas Featherstone; second
vice president. Joshua Allyn; secretary,
Frank A. Cole; treasurer, Francis Davis.
0Citizens Of Chanhassan paraded the streets
Tuesday with banners and signs tabled,
"Down With High License and "Freedom
to the Citizens Of the State OF Minnesota
Great excitement prevails, and 1t Is hoped
that the high license bill will be defeated.
A tay paycrs' meeting was held at the court
house at Hastings, Thursday, to discuss the
salaries Of county officers. Hon. Ignatius
Donnelly and w. p. Murray were present and
spoke upon the foregoing questions. The
meeting was one of Importance and largely
attended.
Al a meeting of citizens held at Faribault
to decide what disposition should be made II
the money returned to that city 10y the cy-
clone fund committee, 1t WAS decided TO give
500 to the Fairibult library and devote the
balance to the poor of the city. The amount
returned was $780, 70.
Rumor has it that the wife OF Louis Erlck
son, residing on Thomas Howe's place, near
the Vermillion, disappeared Saturday last,
taking two children, a carpet and half the
chickens. Two children were left with her
husband. She is said to be a Dane, and toler-
ably good looking, but whether another man
is concerned In the affair remains to be deter
mined.
A { a meeting of Robson post G.. A. r., a
committee consisting Of Commander Hibbs,
W. p. Sergeant, Il. Gulbaandson, John Why
took and Capt. A. W. White was appointed,
to act in conjunction with the officers Of the
district associations OF the q. A.. r., in max
ING arrangements for the June enca,npment
I'm that city. Grand Commander Fsirchild,
Gen. 7. ii. Sheridan and other eminent sol
diers have promised to be present.
DR.. Winton Sherwood, Winona, on a lee
ture on the Yosemite VALLEY, claimed for DR..
l.. h. Runncll OF Homer, Winona county, the
honor of being the first man to visit and de-
scribe the valley. DR.. Bunnen was in 1852 n
member of the battalion OF Mariposa volun-
teers, and his company, while In pursuit OF
d~epredating Indians, tracked them into and
through the Yosemite Valley. The doctor
wrote a vivid description OF the valley at the
time, suggesting names for a number of the
landmarks in the scenery, and 70